Boise’s NCAA Tournament is odd. There’s not a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in the field Thursday. Nor is there a No. 3. Taco Bell Arena got two 4’s and two 5’s as March Madness returns for the first time in nine years.
Tournament blues: Déjà vu versus USU
At Utah State a month ago, Boise State led by seven points at halftime—and watched it slip away in a 71-65 loss. Last night in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals the Broncos were up by eight points at the break, and it happened again.
Multiple things need to mesh
If Boise State’s three-pointers don’t go down tonight against Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals—and sometimes they don’t, don’t we know—the Broncos will have to compensate in other facets of their game.
It’s just an award—Hutch’ll have to let it go
Boise State’s Chandler Hutchison, the preseason Mountain West Player of the Year pick, did not win the honor when the season was all said and done. Conference coaches voted for Nevada’s Caleb Martin instead.
Difficult to get out of the one-bid rut
Two months ago it seemed the Mountain West was in the midst of a pretty healthy men’s basketball season, one that could signal a recovery from two straight years of one-bid status in the NCAA Tournament.
Reversed roles on Senior Night
Watching the opening minutes of the Boise State-Wyoming game, I wondered what it was telling us. There was a ticky-tack foul called on Justinian Jessup 40 seconds into the game. That told us a lot.
A deep breath at the end of February
Ask coach Leon Rice, and he’ll tell you the importance of getting the Mountain West’s weekend bye at this point of the season cannot be overstated.
Broncos focus on a record road night
Colorado State interim coach Jase Herl walked into green-draped Moby Arena last night wearing a blue sportcoat. That was bad karma.
Array versus disarray, for what it’s worth
In Boise State-Colorado State tonight, we have a study in contrasts. These are two programs in entirely different places. Not that it decides who wins or loses in Fort Collins, but it’s important.
A wellness check on Bronco hoops
Wellness check—meaning, what does Boise State’s 76-52 rout of Air Force mean going into the final three games of the regular season? What kind of a bounce-back was it from the Broncos’ two-game losing streak?